Comparison of outcomes of white versus black patients hospitalized with heart failure and preserved ejection fraction

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 94, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1003-1007

  Agoston, Ildiko ^a   Cameron, Craig S ^b   Yao, David ^c   DeLa Rosa, Ariel ^d   Mann, Douglas L ^d,e   Deswal, Anita ^d,e,f  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^b BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Department of Medicine ^*

^d BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f Veterans Administration   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR;

AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STROKE VOLUME;

EID: 5044236071     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.06.054     Document Type: Article

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